Movies like The Rape of Richard Beck
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The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck (Richard Crenna) when he's viciously attacked by two homicidal crooks. Having never been empathetic toward the victims he's dealt with on a daily basis, Beck must now confront the tough system he was a part of. As he struggles to regain his status at work, he also must make sure those responsible for his attack are prosecuted.
Style:
bleak, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, sad, thought provoking
Plot:
rape, law enforcement, criminal heroes, male rape, life is a bitch, vengeance, rivalry, murder, victim, woman in danger, police, fishing, father son relationship, serial rapist, divorced man, homosexual rape, gays and lesbians, legal, society, dog, police officer, rapist, doctor, hospital, underground ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seattle, seattle washington
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and suspenseful films with plots about deadly, rivalry, law enforcement, murder, vengeance, dishonesty and gangsters mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Rape of Richard Beck: Too Young to Die? (1990), The Mad Bomber (1973), Consignment (2007), Weapons (2007), Hot Boyz (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Weapons presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and tragically reveals how they are all interrelated.
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serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
vengeance, juvenile delinquency, society, criminal heroes, youth, working class, life is a bitch, small town, homecoming, murder, gangsters, teenage pregnancy ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One night she witnesses a stabbing and discovers the victim is a cop as he dies in her arms. She's ...
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realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, gang, frame up, racism, life is a bitch, police investigation, social decay, murder, false accusation, police corruption, dishonesty, legal ...
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A series of cop murders plagues the city. The remaining officers on the force are increasingly worried as the deaths increase with no leads. As the department's finest must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot:
serial killer, sexual harassment, rape and revenge, police detective, dishonesty, investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, murder, policewoman, female killer, police ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a young woman is gang raped and murdered in a California college town, her brother takes up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, brutally punishing any miscreants they catch in a criminal act.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Trane is a decorated war hero just shipped home to the States from Afghanistan after the brutal murder of his wife and child back in Rockaway, Queens. Upon his return, Trane encounters his old friend Dave, who describes the new forces of crime and ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, tense, serious
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets himself thrown into prison to avenge his son's death.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, Canada
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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